Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὀπτός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀπτός

Structure: ὀπτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. roasted, broiled, boiled
  2. baked
  3. generally prepared by fire: forged, tempered
  4. scorched

Examples

  • ἐγὼ δὲ μαζίσκασ γε διαμεμαγμένασ καὶ τοὔψον ὀπτόν· (Aristotle, Episode 2:39)
  • τὸν Λᾶσόν φησι τὸν ὠμὸν ἰχθὺν ὀπτὸν εἶναι φάσκειν. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 8, book 8, chapter 202)
  • θαυμαζόντων δὲ πολλῶν ἐπιχειρεῖν λέγοντα ὡσ ὃ ἔστιν ἀκοῦσαι τοῦτό ἐστιν ἀκουστὸν καὶ ὃ ἔστιν νοῆσαι τοῦτό ἐστιν νοητὸν ὡσαύτωσ οὖν καὶ ὃ ἔστιν ἰδεῖν τοῦτ’ εἶναι ὀπτὸν ὥστ’ ἐπειδὴ τὸν ἰχθὺν ἦν ἰδεῖν, ὀπτὸν αὐτὸν εἶναι. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 8, book 8, chapter 203)
  • καὶ Νέστορι δ’ ἤδη ὄντι γηραιῷ καὶ Φοίνικι δὲ κρέασ ὀπτὸν δίδωσι ἀφιστῶν ἡμᾶσ τῶν ἀτάκτων ἐπιθυμιῶν. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, book 1, chapter 15 2:4)

Synonyms

  1. roasted

  2. baked

  3. scorched

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